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Multisport Club Made Her Move to Cornwall Exceptional

By Molly Kett

ifty-six-year-old Kathryn
FStajkowski has been active all
her life. From studying phys-ed
at Western, in London, to running
triathlons in her twenties, Stajkowski
has been involved in athletics for
many years.

Just over a year and a half ago,
Stajkowski and her husband moved
to Cornwall from Thunder Bay. In
Thunder Bay, she focused on winter
sports, as it’s a very “ski oriented
place.”

“I would basically ski four or five
times a week and our winters there
are much longer so our ski season
was quite a bit different up there,”
says Stajkowski. “I participated in
trail runs, 5K and 10K races, couple
half marathons, and sprint triathlons.

Stajkowski’s entry into sprint
triathlons, though, came in an
unconventional way. “When I
was in my late 20’s I was in a bad
car accident,” says Stajkowski.
“Triathlons weren’t very popular, have much opportunity in the way of qualifying race for the worlds for to this day the people that I met that

but because I felt pretty fit I thought, triathlons. When Stajkowski and her triathlon; they were going to be in night I am now training regularly
I think I’ll try a triathlon. That husband moved for her husband’s Edmonton the year that we were with. People have been fantastic,
weekend I got back (from the job, the fi rst thing she did was look moving. I actually qualifi ed so we very friendly, very welcoming.
triathlon) I was in the car accident for athletic clubs in her new home, moved here in August of 2014 and I Personally I don’t know what I
and it actually took me about ten Cornwall. needed to get in a triathlon before I would do without the club and its
years to get over that and what I “I was on the cycling club in went out to the worlds in Edmonton. members. It’s just really made our
decided was, I’m going to try and So we moved here on a Thursday and
Thunder Bay as well so I found out move to Cornwall exceptional,”
do a sprint triathlon, and if I can do that weekend I did the Brockville
there’s a cycling club and Cornwall says Stajkowski.
that I know I can do anything. So Multisport club. So I thought I triathlon. I was tired, but I was quite
I did my first sprint triathlon on a would join because my kids are happy.” Now, she’s not only a member of

mountain bike and I really enjoyed the club, but on the executive as the
all in university so I wouldn’t be The week after participating in
it and after that I would do 2 or 3 meeting people through them or Edmonton, Stajkowski joined the club’s secretary.
in the summer and still skiing in the through their activities so I thought multisport club in Cornwall. She Next, for Stajkowski, are the
winter, so that’s what got me started
that’s what I’d do when I get here,” joined the personal best people but worlds in Mexico. She qualified last

with triathlon.”
says Stajkowski. “In the meantime, not just to reach a personal best. year and hopes to place within the
Thunder Bay, however, didn’t my sister encouraged me to do a top 20 for her age group.
“My goal was to meet people, and